The Six-Day War (June 1967) is the third armed conflict that has pitted Israel against neighboring Arab countries:Egypt, Jordan and Syria. It began on June 5, 1967 with an Israeli air raid followed by a general offensive under the leadership of Moshe Dayan. The IDF tanks advanced rapidly and on Jun
Vladimir Putin (1952 - ) is a Russian lawyer and politician and has been the President of Russia since 2012. A former KGB official, after the dissolution of the Soviet agency, Putin devoted himself to politics. First in his hometown of St. Petersburg, and finally with former president Boris Yeltsin
This term designates, in Arabic, white slaves. From 1250 to 1517, these slaves, mostly of Turkish origin, ruled Egypt. When the Ottoman sultan installed a pasha in Egypt, the latter kept the Mamluks as provincial administrators with the title of bey. Since 1770, the 24 beys hold almost all the powe
The Zouaves are a type of infantry unit, which existed in few armies:Ottoman Empire, France, Papal States, United States, for a short period (1830-1962). They owe their name to the Kabyle tribal confederation of Zouaouas (Igawawen in Kabyle). These provided soldiers to the Turks and after the captur